St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-27
SHE WHO SHOT TO KILL.
Bertha Hegener " III Not Be Tried
To-Day as Had Been Expected---
Court DOingS.

Bertha Hegener VI III Not Be Tried
To-Day as Had Been EXpected---
Court DOings.
Defending Attorney W. w. Erwin
Informed Prosecuting Attorney Egan
that, owing TO the absence of witnesses
he is not yet prepared for the case of
the Hegeners, charged with shooting
and killing barber John Murphy. so the
case. which otherwise would have come
up to-day, has been reset, and will be
tried Dec. II. The particulars of the
means Bertha uegener took to vindi-'
cate her name from her victims slam
derouS pen are yet familiar to the pub
lie. - - s.-l
The old divorce. suit of Hannah
against Charles Johnson was disposed
of yesterday by Judge Brill. this time
the application for divorce being
denied. Mr.. Johnson is a foreman for
Taylor u Craig, and his wife charges
him with cruelty TO herself and to their
child. When the case WAS up before,
Judgment for plaintiff was entered by
default, but subsequently Mr.. johnson
turned up, and got the Judgment set
aside and the case resumed. Once Mrs.
johnson was before the pr1b lie court
for insanity. but she was discharged.
The court room was pretty well
crowded all yesterday afternoon during
the trial OF WI. Shannon, a brakeman
on the st. Paul Il Duluth, for stealing a
valiSe from the Union depot, Aug. a.
The valise belonged to j. \. Stewart,
and was checked from Duluth. 1t con-
tanned about $50 worth Of clothes. When
he left one grip at Payian's pawn shop,
Detective DAILY happened to be around
and took particular care to take the
= fl,A IL
Shannon visited Sigler'S pawn shop, to
redeem another grip, he was arrested
He is suspected also of stealing trunk
He served three months i'll the work
house not very long ago for stealing
clothes from his roommate. If the StO-
rieS of the local detectives be accepted
he is no novice at stealing things and
pawning them, Z. W. Locke and j. j.
McCatferty are making strong defense
for him.
SUPREME COURT.
The Marine Lumber company. re-
Spoudent, VS.. Jordan IL Mathews, appel
lants; appeal dismissed for want of
service OF appellants briefs.
The Trustees of the East Norway
Lutheran church. ct al. espondents,
Bernt FroiSlie and Oscar Froislie appel
lantS; argued and submitted.
The State vs.. Robert Brachyoget, re-
spOndent; submitted OH briefs.
Cot-Rr NOTES
The case now on trial before Judge Brill is
brought by Amelia Cooper against Samuel
ID. Lord, TO compel the performance of a con
tract, involving lois and 81 block 139,
West st. Paul proper, near the Garfield
school, and valued at 81, 100. The call for
to-day of court eases Is danes l.. Holman VS..
William keil, Peter y. Kirk vs.. c. Il. Hueb-
ner and W. Zollinan. and Jefferson & kesson
vs. Henry Maltby ana others.
Horato Houlton has filed papers in q suit
against Z. P. Mills and William H HotIlton
as the firm of Mills & Houlton. for 1886. 80
for 81 40 feet OF pine logs at $3.50 per thou
sand feet. sold and delivered to defendants
in November 1881.
Charles Teal, of Wisconsin, has filed bill
in admiralty against the stenmer Alice
Barnes, OF saltwater, and Deputy Marshal
Bracket has tied up the boat This is the
ninth boat in the marshal's hands
The Indictment for ENLIGHTENMENT against
G. W. Kent Of North Branch, who has lain
in Jail here for ten months, is to be ulIashed
and Kent will be taken 10 Chisago county to
answer several charges there.
Suit to recover the rental for the first and
second floors of No. l04 West Seventh street
amounting to S3S4}3. has been commenced
by William Hainn against his tenant, Kate
Gallagher.
The jury in the Flanagan larceny case
failed to agree last night up to 10 o'clock
and they were accordingly locked up for the
night. They stood ten TO two for a verdict
of guilty.
The case of a. S. Edwards for the shooting
OF Omcer RoenIsch at the picnic of the Col
umbla association, was TO have come up to-
morrow, but it was yesterday reset for Nov g.
The jury cases set for to-day are those of
Dennis Ryan against s. j. Ahern and E. w
Shirk against Addie G. Burbank